# N73303: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2000-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267358
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1979
- Last registry action: July 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A9D8A4
- Owner when cancelled: [C&B Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%26B%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2451° N, 118.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93307, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73303
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73303-2000-08-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA077), Dec 23, 1995: Cessna 172 (N73303), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper aborted landing procedure which resulted in the aircraft stalling and impacting terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19951222042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222042459A), Dec 22, 1995: Cessna 172M (N73303), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Drifted on night landing. Began go round with full flaps. Stalled at 15FT AGL. Nosed over. Total night ops 4HRS.

## Other aircraft with N73303

- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73303-1956-02-20): Cessna T-50, S/N 2587, built 1943. Owner: [Biegert Brothers Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIEGERT%20BROTHERS%20INCORPORATED), [Shickley, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Shickley)

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